how much to pay?

[mylittleponey]

how much to pay for a live out nanny/housekeeper? We're not in London. At the moment we're paying for full time childcare at a childminders.

Very general indicator £70-£100 per day gross. But there are many factors that will determine pay, the hours, the duties, the location, how many applicants there are for the job etc.

Where are you located?
What start and finish time?
What duties are you expecting?
How many children (typically a nanny is most cost effective once you have 3 or more children).

we pay £10 per hour gross, but all her petrol is covered to and from work too.

thanks for this info.

We're in a village but 5mins walk from train stop with fast trains to city centre, was thinking 7.30am to 18.00pm & involving looking after baby & 2yr old whilst I take others to & from school and then housekeeping when I'm back (I'd take little ones to play group, be at home with them, have friends round). Preparing lunches and dinners for children only. Does this all sound reasonable?

Is it live in ? Or is she a driver ?
That sounds like a long day if somebody has to travel by public transport at both ends of the day.

I don't thnk a qualified nanny would want to do all the middle of the day housekeeping. It sounds like a mothers help job, but is a very long day for a mother's help. I employ people in a similar role during school holidays (10-4 max) and pay £7.20 an hour, but we live in a very cheap part of the country where that is a good wage for the type of work.

would be live out - and there'd be no driving. We're 5mins walk from a good fast train stop. We'd pay travel costs.

It does seem a long day & it's good to get opinions on this. I suppose it's more the cleaning help I'd like but would need someone able to look after children for an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon.

I think you need to advertise for a mother's help really (which should be cheaper than a nanny). I don;t think a qualified nanny would be keen.

sounds right - do you think the hours too long? - they'd have a proper lunchbreak.

It depends. The person who helps me during school holidays has an LSA job the rest of the time. She'd probably be happy to work the hours you mention (maybe the start is a bit early) but perhaps not every day. You could advertise for 'full day' then see how many hours people are happy to work. Worth asking.....

the early start is for me to take two older kids to the school bus stop and then others to school and then the afternoon collection. I'll see what response I get on this.

The hours are not unusual I feel for a nanny... I currently do 7.45-5.45 which is only 1/2 an hour less. You will need to make it clear that it is not Sole Charge, and that the majority of the job is Housework related.

Agree that aiming for a Mothers Help is better than a nanny, as a nanny will expect more childcare responsibility.

thanks